Antigua and Barbuda’s Shawnisha Hector, will turn out for the Trinbago Knight Riders in this year’s Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) which bowls off on September 6 at the Providence Stadium, Guyana.
The allrounder, who recently made her T20 International debut for the West Indies, was drafted to the Trinidad franchise alongside fellow Leeward Islander, Jahzara Claxton of St Kitts and Nevis.
Knight Riders, Barbados Royals and Guyana Amazon Warriors Women, recently confirmed their squads for the 2025 Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League slated to run until September 17.
The Knight Riders, losing finalists to Barbados Royals at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy last year, retained their young core from the 2024 season and added two new overseas players when the player draft was completed on June 23.
Veteran Windies allrounder Deandra Dottin returns to the TKR setup and will be expected to lead the squad which captured the inaugural WCPL title in 2022 with a tight 10-run victory over the Royals at Warner Park, St Kitts.
Exciting young Windies players Jahzara Claxton, Zaida James, Jannillea Glasgow and 17-year-old Trinidad and Tobago off-spinner Samara Ramnath are in TKR’s 15-member squad, with Indian pacer Shikha Pandey and Aussie allrounder Jess Jonassen returning to the fold.
Teams for 2025 WCPL
Barbados Royals: Aaliyah Alleyne, Chamari Athapaththu, Shamilia Connell, NaiJanni Cumberbatch, Afy Fletcher, Sheneta Grimmond, Chinelle Henry, Trishan Holder, Qiana Joseph, Kycia Knight, Hayley Matthews, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Redmayne, Steffie Soogrim, Courtney Webb.
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Shemaine Campbelle, Britney Cooper, Cherry-Ann Fraser, Realeanna Grimmond, Laura Harris, Shabnim Ismail, Nyia Latchman, Plaffiana Millington, Ashmini Munisar, Chedean Nation, Madeline Penna, Karishma Ramharack, Kaysia Schultz, Stafanie Taylor, Lauren Winfield-Hill.Trinbago Knight Riders: Abigail Bryce, Jahzara Claxton, Nerissa Crafton, Salonee Dangore, Deandra Dottin, Keila Elliott, Shabika Gajnabi, Jannillea Glasgow, Shawnisha Hector, Zaida James, Jess Jonassen, Lizelle Lee, Shikha Pandey, Samara Ramnath, Rashada Williams
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